Industry mergers has not reduced the demand for new sites. As data and service demand continues more and more sites will be needed. With the introduction to 5G services we will begin seeing an influx of small cell facilities in the coming years.

Small cell facilities in right-of-ways are intended for future 5G use. They are needed to alleviate capacity issue from traditional "macro" cell towers by handling a smaller number of users per site. Traditional macro cell tower are not able to handle the large amounts of data that is becoming the norm for today's wireless customer. Small cells are necessary for the future of wireless deployment and in the next few years will become very common in populated areas, such as downtown areas and neighborhoods.